Well-known White Mountain photographer Jerry Monkman of Portsmouth is about to produce a film about the Northern Pass controversy.

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The New Hampshire photographer and filmmaker has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to produce "The Power of Place."

He hopes the film project will compel decision makers to conserve iconic New Hampshire landscapes at risk due to the proposed electricity transmission project.

Northeast Utilities and Hydro-Quebec have plans to run 180 miles of high voltage transmission lines through the state, including about 11 miles through the White Mountain National Forest.

The proposal, in its federal permitting stage, has been withdrawn while a 40-mile route from the border to Groveton is acquired and identified.

The companies say the project will mean lower electric prices for the region from a power source that does not emit carbon.

According to Monkman, "The Power of Place" will be a 30-minute documentary film that explores the negative impacts of Northern Pass.

"I will combine classically beautiful landscape cinematography with interviews of those intimately connected to the land to show how the wild and undisturbed character of the land has the power to fuel inspiration, imagination, and an interconnectedness with nature. The main question the film will ask is 'Do we want to trade this power for electricity that most likely won't even be needed in New Hampshire?'"

Jerry Monkman is a conservation, travel, and adventure photographer and filmmaker. Known for his conservation work in New England's wild places, he has spent the last 20 years documenting the mountains, forests, and coastlines that define the region.

Since 2000, he has created photography for more than 120 land conservation projects in New England. With his wife, Marcy, he has co-authored nine books, and his most recent book, "The AMC Guide to Outdoor Digital Photography," won a 2012 National Outdoor Book Award.

During the last two years, Monkman has produced a series of short videos on the subject for The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to aid in the organization's efforts to thwart Northern Pass.

With "The Power of Place," Monkman plans to depict the landscape scale impact of Northern Pass and how it will negatively impact the New Hampshire experience for residents and visitors alike.